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Bishop Young Church of England Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

Bishops Way, Seacroft, Bishop Young C of E Academy, Leeds LS14 6NU · bishopyoungacademy.co.uk · 0113 320 0582

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
36.9
average Attainment 8 score. Leeds 45.5, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Leeds Council
Demand for places
0.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
777
86% of 900 places
Local authority
Leeds
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
56.5%
First language not English
49.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Abbey Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Leeds Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 98 families put the school first and 164 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 56 (Places 120)56September 2023: 65 (Places 175)65September 2024: 59 (Places 173)59September 2025: 75 (Places 175)75September 2026: 98 (Places 164)98Places 164
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026164980.6100%
September 2025Sept 2025175750.4100%
September 2024Sept 2024173590.3100%
September 2023Sept 2023175650.4100%
September 2022Sept 2022120560.5100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.9, and 31.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leeds it was 45.5, and across England 46.

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252017/18: 28.7 (England 46.5)28.72018/19: 33.9 (England 46.7)33.92021/22: 42.8 (England 48.8)42.82022/23: 35.0 (England 46.3)35.02023/24: 36.6 (England 45.9)36.62024/25: 36.9 (England 46.0)36.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼36.946.0
▼31.2%45.4%
▼50.9%64.8%
▼11.0%40.5%
▼3.124.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131898)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form13.5−4
Sixth form college16.3−6.4
Further education56+17.9
Apprenticeship0.7−1.4
Employment1.4−2.7
Not in a lasting destination5.7−1.5
Activity not captured6.4−0.8

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

All academic average grade

15/1616/172015/16: 18.5 (England 30.6)D2016/17: 18.7 (England 31.3)DEngland 31.3
2016/17TrendAverage gradeProgress
31 studentsD (18.7) -1.92
Applied general11 students— +0.67
80%finished their course
Earlier years: All academicStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2015/1650D (18.5)-1.42

Published for the predecessor school (URN 131898)

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/17
Left in 2016/17
University48
Further education7
Apprenticeship3
Employment30
Not in a lasting destination13

Published for the predecessor school (URN 131898)

Ofsted

Bishop Young Church of England Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
19 Mar 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2021

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131898), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2021Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2015Inadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    SafeguardingNot effective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131898)

What parents said

79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
79%
Replies
28
4% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▼83% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼82% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●82% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●82% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲90% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲82% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲79% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲69% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲85% agreeEngland 67%

based on 14 parents (50%) with SEND

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